Symposium on Long-Term Effects of Preterm Birth

The symposium will be held at the Novo Nordisk Foundation
31 January 2017, 8:00-18:00

Symposium on Long-Term Effects of Preterm Birth

NEOMUNE is a cross-disciplinary consortium among universities, hospitals and industry (2013–2018, Danish Research Councils).

NEOMUNE investigates how milk and microbiota affect gut, immunity and brain development in both human infants and animal models. Studies are used to demonstrate how novel early diet interventions may affect the health of children in both the short and long term. In this context, epigenetic regulation from the environment around birth is a key mechanism that may induce long-term health effects.

How can this knowledge be used to provide optimal care for newborn humans and animals? We have invited global experts in this field to bridge the current knowledge gap and to stimulate new research ideas.

Speakers:

Andreas Jenke, Germany

Douglas Burrin, United States

Frank Bloomfield, New Zealand

Gao Fei, China

Gorm Greisen, Denmark

Jan Postberg, Germany

Karen Simmer, Australia

LanLan Shen, United States

Matthias Zilbauer, United Kingdom

Neena Modi, United Kingdom

Per Sangild, Denmark

Who can attend

The symposium is open to participants of all career levels from student to professor.

Poster session

All attendants are encouraged to bring a poster for the poster session within the following categories: